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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
For the
South Side of
Long Island
A reliable means of communicatid« between the villages of Rock¬ ville Centre, Baldwin, Freeport, Aoosevelt, Merrick, Bellmore, Smithville South, Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa and Amity ville.
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VOL. 1, NUMBER 33
FREEPORT AND BBLLMORE. N. IT.. FRIDAY, MARCH S 1909
PRICE, 5 GENTS
FREEPORT
In the Methodist Church Sunday evening at 7.30 the Pastor. Rev. W. A. Richard, will talce for nia subject "The City of God in Freeport." He will spealc on moral issuea now before the people of the community and give special attention to the question of no .license in the Town of Hempstead.
Mrs. H. L. Trubenbacic is now the proud possessor of an automobile.
The eight A. M. train Wednesday looiced something lilce a "millionaires' special." It was loaded to the brim with cravenetted and silk hatted Long Islanders who were hended for Wash¬ ington to see Pres.   Taft inaugurated.
The Jr. O. U. A. M. moved to their new quarters in tlie Otten Building Friday night. The members assembled in the old room on Fulton Street and marched in a body to their new quart¬ ers, where an interesting meeting was held. Every one present expressed appreciation of the Order's new home.
Read J. M. Hewlett's announcement in the adv. columns this week, for fer¬ tilizer and seeds.
been decidec not to participate in the Primary, held this day, known as the People's Primary, believing there is no necessity for Primaries in Village elections, and no provision in the law for same," and is signed C!ommitteeon Nominations^
and the appointment of a practical and competent builder (who is a member of. the fire department) as inspector of buildings at a fair financial recom¬ pense, i With the exception of recommenda¬ tion No. 6, the recommenoations were tabled to be taken up by the new .9.T:i®_ ^ rf".'- '"r,„?^ 5 o""j!.! Board immediately after its organiza¬ tion folldwing election. It was decided that the matter mentioned in No. 6 be submitted to the new Board with a recommendation that  the amount   be
MERRICK
Building. Apply Ross & Randall Company, Main St. and Brooklyn Ave., Freeport, N. Y.
IN MEMORIAM The following preamble and resolu¬ tions have been adopted by the mem¬ bers of the Class of 1909,   Freeport High Shcool:
I taken out of the fire department  fund ! Merrick to purchase a new whistle,   v j Eldridge
Treasurer John  E.  Golding was or- j Edwards dered to re-transfer $350 from the  in- I B. Midmer terest fund to the light fund. ¦ J, Mulcahy
t'he Merrick Basketball team added andther victory to its credit by de¬ feating the Dragons at Rockville Cen¬ tre by a score of 24 to 22. The game was very exciting from start to finish and at the end of the second half the score was tie. An extra period was played in which the Merrick boys scored one goal thereby winning the game.    The, line-up was as follows:
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The Mail and Express Ciub of this village will run an informal inv tation dance at Fraternity NalH next Friday, March 12. If you are lucky enough to get an invitation you had better go, as a good time is promised.
In future Clarence E. Edwards will occupy the store No. 8 N. Main Street, where he will conduct his real estate business. This is the property recent¬ ly occupied by Ross and Randall, who have moved to their brick building op¬ posite.
Last Friday night about thirty of his friends gave Wilfred Smith a surprise party at his home on Ocean Ave. They .all played "hearts" and Harry Zeiner won the first prize, a sofa pillow. They danced, enjoyed a good supper and then went back home, all satisfied that "Bill" was properly surprised.
"The Severest Struggle" will be the theme of the Rev. Charies Herbert Scholey's morning sermon at the First Presbyterian Church; In the evening the subject will he "A Satisfied Woman."
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade will be held at Fra¬ ternity Hall Wednesday night. As these meetings are being better at¬ tended of late than usual it is to be hoped that the one next week will not be an exception, but will bring to¬ gether a good sized crowd to discuss such matters aa may come up.
E. A. Dorlon has returned from his trip through the South.
Chas. A. Sigmond and Mrs. Sigmond have left for a week's trip to Virginia.
Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist. 01 W. Mer¬ rick Road, Freeport; 'Phone 85-R.      It
H. R. Seiner reports that he will not erect a ten-room house as stated in the Messenger last week. The inform¬ ation to this effect was received from a source that we regarded as authori¬ tative.
I'he second annual supper under the auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps No. 139 was held Saturday night at No. 5 Kailroad Ave., Freeport. The charge was 26 cents and was well served and pleasing.
Next Sunday at the Episcopa> Church Holy Communion at 8 a. m. and sermon at 10.30 a. m. Evensong at 7.30. Rev. Pelham St. George Bis¬ sell, rector.
Whereas God in His infinite wisdom | it was decided that the following | G. Midmer has taken unto Himself Mrs. Amy j propositions be placed before the tax- \ Referee, Parkerson, the beloved mother of our | payers to be voted upon at the  coming j Bergstrom'
friend and classmate,   Miss  Marie  E. i annual election, March 16, and that the ; '      	
Parkerson. j counsel be instructed to fix them legal-1     Services in the Church
Resolved, that this class extend to i ly for that purpose. To appropriate Miss i^arkerson and her family our j $7,500 for the street light fund for an heartfelt sympathy and condolence in 1 all-night service and repairs to the their bereavement. jplant;  to  authorize the Village Board
Reaolved, that a  copy of these reso- | to issue bonds to the amountof $10,000
port. Says the man from Smithvil'e South. "Bin quite er while since I were here, So I stop to look about. I have noticed your new buildings. And the bestest of them ali Is the one that Charley Sigmond built: What they call his Opree Hall. I dropt in tibere last Sat-day night; Positions Dragons j Gee—yer should er seen ther fun.
L. F. Seaman j The orchestree playe J lots er tunes
R. F. Hicks Before the show begun.
C. Hocking j I saw er lot of actor folks,
L. G. Latimer j Some large and some were small.
R. G. Abrams ' They gave us all a derned good time,
Muller;    .scorer,    A. ! Down at Sigmond's Opree Hall.
  ; Two very funny black-face men '
Sunday,   the '¦ ^•'^st opened up the show, i
second in Lent, 11 a.   m.  and  7.30 p. I ^n- they  way  they kept us laughing J m.    The subject of the morning  ser-1 ^^ally proved they wasn't slow. j
mon will be "A Social   Message."    In ; ^he" a gal sang just like Sam Bernard
Sigmond's Opree Hall      r*® administered on Sunday morning, ., ,        „       . and  in the evening the Pastor   will
(Johnny Hynes) ^      p^^ach on the second subject in the
Thmgs hev changed er bit in Free-) aeries of "Messages of the Christ."
j and they will be preached as follows: I     Feb. 28—The Message of Christ In {relation to Temptation. I     Mar. 7.    The  Message of Christ  in relation to Fasting.
I     Mar. 14—The Message of Christ in \ relation to Prayer.
i     Mar. 21—The Message of Christ  in relation to Sin.
Mar. 28—The Message of Christ in relation to Repentance.
Apr. 4 (Palm Sunday) The Message of Christ in relation to True Kingli- ness.
Apr. 9 (Good Friday) The Message of Christ in relation to The Way of the Cross.
Apr. 11 (Easter Sunday) The Mes¬ sage of Christ in relation to the Eternal Life.
.   J   .        . I •       11 ,     There will be an entertainment and
the evening the rector's subject will | ^nd she got a curtam call, reception consisting of a   vaudeville
be "The--Church'8   Ministry."    Holy  ^^o'"^^e way she .sang  pleased all the | ^nd \irs. Jarley's Waxworks, given by
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lutions be sent to the bereaved  family I for water and $15,000 for light exten-  Communion in the morning.    The Sun .
and  published  in  The Student,    The | sions throughout the village; to raise I d»y School meets in the Parish  House  t)own at Sigmond s Opree Hall
Tattler and the village papers. Committee.
Mary B. Davis, James E. Stiles.
Editor, The Messenger, Dear Sir:—
I  beg  to  inform  the  pubfic that I am  not a  candidate  for  the office of Village  Trustee,   and  never gave per¬ mission to any party to use  my  name. Yours very truly,
Alexander C. Ackerman.
A delegation from Freeport Council, No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. M., attended a reception given to National Councilor Schaertzer by Brooklyn Counci' No. 21, at Cooper Hall, Brooklyn, Monday. All report listening to a fine address by Mr. Schaertzer, also that they became acquainted with other promient men of the order.
: $1000 to pay one-third of cost of con- \ at 10 a. m. The lesson-subject will structing sidewalks, no one person to j be the one oniittted in the leaflet for receive  allowance  on  more  than 100'January 24th, "The-Great  Confession
feet, and to raise $500 for cross-walks, i to be laid at the discretion of the ; Board.
j     Charles  P.   Smith  appeared   before I the   Board  and  notified them that  his
of Faith;" Matt. 16: 13-28.
Then a man by name of Harrigan Gave er lot of fbl-de-rol En did some very clever stun^^.s With er funny wooden doll. Then we saw a man and woman Roll themseives into a ball. Do the split and bend the crab Down at Sigmond's Opree ^all.
the Whatsoever Circle of King's Daughters in Ultsch's Hall on Wednes¬ day evening, March 17.
Mr. James A. Seymour attended the Inauguration ceremonies at Washing¬ ton, D. C, this week.
The    regular    service  during  Lent;
will be held on   Wednesday evening, !
Mar. 10, with Rev.  G.   W.   McMuUen | i dog had  been  bitten  by another dc^ j °^ Rockville Centre as visiting preach- [ The dancing boys were mighty good, ' and that his animal had gone mad the «•"•    ^he rector meets his class   for j The messengers were dandy.
i early part of last week.    He stated 1 *b® study of the Church Year and the | The man that sang and told the jokes,  was blown out and other damage done j that the animal  that had  bitten  his! "^® ^^ **'*' Prayer Book  in the Parish 11 thought, was all the candy. I by the force of the explosion which
' dog had jumped the fence at his home, i House on  Wednesdays at^ 3.30 p. m. j But the ;:umblers with the funny clown \ was heard  by quite a number of the
Early Monday morning the L. I. R. IR. Station was^ broken into and the ! safe blown up and a considerable sum ] ot money  taken.    The front window
and after biting his dog jumped to the I ^he   choirmaster,    Mr.   Fred  Settle,  That made the funny fall, street and ran off.    The Board ordered ! ""^ets those interested in the study of Certainly made the hit that night the clerk to notify the Board of Health i Church music in the Parish  House on ; Down at Sigmond's Opree Hall, and ask them  to take immediate  ac-1 B'ridays at 4.30 p. m. ; At the last they dropt the curtain
tion in the matter. 1    „, .,,,_,.       ^     ,     ., i That was hanging on a rope.
residents.
The Sigma Euchre Club met at the home of Miss Bessie Seaman Thursday afternoon.
There will bcf h raffle   for  the
A routine meeting of the Board was : '.'"'": ^•" "«; » ^"'"^ '^'^ ""'. P?"^ held Tuesday evening at which the re.i*"'^^^ ""f ^"^^^ T" ^^ PT*" ^'^If ports of the  Water and  Light Com-T«fc Muller's Hotel on Saturday night.
missioners were presented;  also the
1 annual report of Village President I Daniel Morrison ^nd Treasurer John E. Golding.
' The annual report of the Village [ Trea.surer appears in the Nassau Coun- I ty Review this week.
An adjourned meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was held in the Board room Friday evening, the entire Board being present with tlie exception of Trustee Sigmond.
Chief  Engineer  Wallace  submitted the estimate of money wanted during the coming year for the use of the fire department, as follows:    Balance due:      . ,.    .";      7:     ,  .^   ,—   „,   . on  hose purchased in 1908,   $550; ex-i , A big delegation left here   Wednes- tension ladder, $60; 12  helmets,   $24; t*^«y morning on the 8 o'clock   tram   to 12 rubber coats, $42;  12 pair rubber i ?,"e"'',the inaugural at   Washinton. boots,    $42;    12 pair rubber gloves, ! ^hey all wore silk hats and other ac $18;   12  hose  spanners, $12; 12
Muller's  Hotel Mar.   6th.    Tickets  are  arranged sell from one cent to a dollar.
to
Ani showed us moving pictures On the great Sigmond-o-scope. To-night they'll give another show : I advise ye all to cail And spend a happy evening Down at Sigmond's Opree Hall.
I    The regular monthly business meet- I ing of the Wantagh Hook and Ladder
Co.  was held  Thursday night in the
Firemen's Hall.
ROOSEVELT
BALDWIN
At the monthly meeting of the Hook
! and I^adder Company Tuesday  it was
I decided to have the  building painted.
¦Estimates  based on   two   coats   are j .- 	
wanted and should be handed to the! chas. Whitehouse started Saturday Trustees. The net receipts of the re-1 on his house on Main St., which he will cent entertainment were $n.00. I move to the street and make  into two
Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, «1 W. Mer¬ rick Road, Fret-port; 'Phone tto-R.       tf
Read J. M. Hewlett's announcement in the adv. columns this week, for fer¬ tilizer and seeds.
.^^. ^.       . I,    r.     ,   T j stores with living   rooms   up-stairs.
AtthemeetingoftheBoys   League He expects to have it ready in about in the Parish House Tuesday afternoon  ^wo months, three new names were added to the I
hose i cessories and each carried a pocketful, ter and Osborne Birch. I of coin. I   -
Tuesday night the Wantagh and Massapequa railroad stations werie en¬ tered by burglars. At Massapequa they got away with $20 in cash and in Wantagh about $100 in cash ahd tick- Some of the boys of this place had [ets.    In tioth places explosives were
"      ~ "      No clues
BELLMORE
The regular weekly cake sale of the Alter Guild of the Episcopal Church was held at the residence uf Mrs. E. B. Lent*. Long Beach Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Lawrence Stiles of Newark were guests of J. A. Stiles and Mrs. Stiles, Saturday ^d Sunday.
The preacher for next Thursday evening at the Episcopal Church wiil be the Rev. Floyd Appleton, Ph. D.
, The Citizens Party have established f headquarters at Railroad Ave., in a store in the Otten Building. Inde¬ pendent nominations for tbe following offices of the village of Freeport have been made and will be filed witb the Viiiage Clerk according to law. For Preaident. R. A. Mansfield Hobbs; For Tmstee, Chas. F. S.-hneiker; For Tmstee, Alexander E. Ackerman; For Treasurer, John EJ. Golding; For Col¬ lector, George B. Patterson.
In a circular printed by the Citizens Party we note the foUowing "U has
**l MW it in til* NlMMiigarl"
roll:   Alonzo Harmon, Francis Carpen-
I a jolly time Thursday evening at the I used to open the office safe.
straps, $6; 6 hydrant wrenches, $9;  2 1"^*^"'"-     j      „ 1   \ .serenade of the newly-weds.    By the I and detectives are at work.
shut-off nozzles, $40; 6 Hilton coup-i Miss Grace A. Burtis of Richmond i The monthly meeting of the Men's j looks of some of ^the boys the next lings, $48; 4 shovels $6; 4 dash-board • Hill is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. H. ! Club will be held in the Parish House 1 morning it proved to be too much for gongs for hose wagons, $80; incidental | Scott. i ^n Tuesday evening at 8.30. | them.
expenses,   $100;    incidental    repairs,!     ... „* n        j  m a   -^i.'-     ^.     ... T ,       i	
$100; fuel, $100; Village Treasurer's ^^fhvW ft the Teaid^nl^"ol A^C i • T"'""^^ youngest citizen was born \ ^iss Laura Lundy, a former school commissions, $75; axles for hose ^^J'^"?^ ?f^^*^^, ^^^^^^^^ *^^ ^- C. | just a week ago in the home of our | ^^^her in this sch A spent Saturday wagonsandotherrepairs, $180; brake i^'=*'"™*"-**^"iSli-5225- genial    barber,    Mr.    Joe   Saullo-a j ^^^ Sunday with her sister.   Miss Lu-
on truck, $20; horse hire  for hauling j    Arrender Smith'H residence'on Grand j bouncing boy.    ^ | gjjg LQ^jy^ of y,|a village.
apparatua to fire, $175; rent,   $100; 1 Ave. has been leased to Dr. Lillian A.i     „       ..   „   " j »,.      o        "^ 	
6  lanterns,   $24;  repainting Vigilant  Heimberger. I    Mrs. W. H. Bowne and Miss Bowne |    j^^    miaon  Kelsey and family of
; have left town for a month's stay  m i Richmond Hill have rented a house on
hose wagon and repairing mnway, $76; chemical extinguisher charges, $12, and band hire for inspection, $200, making a total of $2098.
His recommendations were as   fol¬ lows:
Stephen Story and family expect to j Baltimore, move to Freeport about April 1st.
Md.
Work on the new pumping station west of J. P.. Seaman's is progressing rapidly.   The concrete foundation is
1. Purchase of property by the { already laid. A large number df men Village for the location of the hose and teams are also working on the companies' houses. j route of the pipe line for the city.
2. Lowering of the ground floor and concreting same in each hose company's house. ij^^^^ ^^^^j^^   ^„     ,j.j,^ ^^^  .^  .^^^^
I for dancing and a large number of j young folks tum out each week to en- I joy the evening.
!     Read J. M. Hewlett's adv.   in  this
We trust that the change will be beneficial to Miss Bowne's health, which has not been of the best lately.
Mrs. R. T. Narwood is in  Washing¬ ton viewing the Inauguration.
I Cottage Place, Douglas Park.
i     Mr.   and Mrs.  Mrs.  Archie   Smith j spent a few days at the bride's home j at Hunter, N. Y.   Th»y will make this village their home.
Assessor Charles W. Smith, Rot)ert Wilmarth, John Deubert. A. Palermo and A. L. Brown attended the inaugu- ra> at Washington.
Work on W. Werkheiser's new house on Wilson Ave. is progressing rapidly. It is enclosed already and will soon be i finished.
j     Wyatt Anthony is spending a fort-
The Thursday dances at Pearsali.s I night with relatives at the capitol of
new  building on Grand Ave. seem  to I the nation.
William Smith retumed home from Florida Monday night. He reports that the weather was fine and was pleased with the country.
3. Raising the hook and ladder house two feet.
4. The consideration of the forma¬ tion of additional companies in the de¬ partment, using the various second¬ hand apparatus now in storage.
5. Consideration by the Board of submitting to the taxpayers a propo¬ sition to acquire land and erect a build¬ ing, or purchase one already erected for general village offices,-court room, department headquarters, and also domicile therein one or two fire com¬ panies.
6. A shriller toned fire alarm whistle until such time as the village may adopt a more practical fire alarm system.
7. Forbidding the use of fire hy¬ drants by sidewalk contractors, except under direct supervision of the hy¬ drant inspector, the sidewalk contractor
We see that the Brooklyn Times re¬ fers to our basket-ball  team as "the
Samuel Levy, 64 years old, of New j York, died at Mrs. Roper's sanitarium j Wednesday of chronic nephritis. In-1 terment was Wednesday in Washing-1 ton Cemetery, in charge of Underta- j ker Fulton. |
The regular meeting of the Board of .        .        , VT /-.      *   ..rm.    1   11 Trade will  be held  in  the Board of
champions of Nassau^ounty.   Thanks! ^rade Hall Tuesday evening. We didn't know it, but if the Times I ^ ^
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Gaden and family left Monday for Washington, D. C. where they will spend a week or ten days.
*"' to pay such inspector 30 cents per hour
with a minimum charge of 50c, the same mle to apply to street sprinklers. This would lessen the great number of leaky hydrants with which the village had to contend during the past year.
8. At least once annually the Board of Fire Commissioners visit each Com¬ pany in the department at a regular meeting, notifying the Gompanly at least 10 daya prior thereto, and that nn such night the Company visited be in uniform for a company inapection. 9.   Tbe adoption of a building code.
Advertise Ceiumn.
It   in    EverylMdy's
COUNTY NOTES
The Nassau County Supervisors yes¬ terday granted an extension of one year to the South Shore Traction Com¬ pany in which to complete the build¬ ing of its road, at the end of which extension the cash deposit of $1,000 will be forfeited to the county should the company fail to comply with the terms of the franchise.
The Supervisors fixed Saturday. March 20, as the date for the public meeting under the supervision of the State Commissioners of Highways. The date was fixed in accordance with a request from Frank D. Lyon, Dep¬ uty Commissioner, who wrote the Su¬ pervisors that the ne'v highway law provides that the Commission hold a public meeting in each county of the State once each year for the purpose of giving instraction and information.
Tbe meeting will be held in the Supervisors' chambers and is open to all taxpayer* of the county.—Times.
says it, it must be so. We wil< be great in spite of ourselves. But we do think we did well at Rockville Cen¬ tre in pulling out that tie game by I about three minute's extra play. Rob¬ ert Midmer was the hero,
i     Mr. John Carman is a mighty  Nim- I rod.    H^ shot a small dog  this 'week which disturbed his chickens.
I Mr. R. P. Kent was in town Satur- I day last. He expects to retum with j his family about thi3 first of April.
j The Tennis Club is erecting a club j j house on their property along Merrick j
Ave. It is nearing completion. The j . work  is in cliarge ^of   Mr.    Edward |
Miller. i
Bellmore achool has re-opened.
Read J. M. Hewlett's annotmcement in the adv. columns this week, for fer¬ tilizer and seeds.
The lighting plant at the   M. Church is now in excellent order.
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The Alpha Hook and Ladder Co. held its regular monthly meeting in Fire¬ man's Hall Monday evening.
A number of new families have j the "Under Southern Skies" company, moved into the place during the past resuming his old part of Major Crof- week.    It looks as if this village will  ton.    He played in Brooklyn this week
The Epworth League is planning for a few pleasant hours at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harrison on St. Mark's Ave. Wednesday evening. Mar. 10th. AH are invited to come and en¬ joy the occasion.
Many recent cases of illness re¬ ported from here and the majority of them have fully recovered, leaving the section in its former healthy condi¬ tion.
John T.   Burke is now playing with
The contract for building Rev. F. M. ToVmiey's residence adjoining the rear of Mr. Harvej 's, on Merrick Ave., has been awarded to F. D. Smith of Baldwin. It is understood that Mr. Smith's bid was far under all others and was about $6,600.
Mr. J. M. Edwards moved last week to Bellmore. '
Do Yeu Went to13uy or Sell? Uee Everybody's Ceiumn.
see a real estate boom this Spring.
Clarence Edwards is building a bam on his propert;y un Clinton Ave.
WANTAGH
On Friday night the Christian En¬ deavor Society will hold a meeting in the church. The topic will be "Life Lessons for me from tbe Psalms." Leader, Frank Schorr. The society will also bold its annual business meeting on the same night.
at the Folly Theatre.
SMITHVILLE SOUTH
I Read J. M. Hewlett's annpuncement I in the adv. columns this week, for fer- I tilizer and seeds.
Editor, Southside Messenger.
Dear ^ir:—We extend to you and the readers of the   "Messenger"  in general,  a   cordial   invitation to be present at the opening of our   new schoolhouse at   Smithville   South on ! Saturday,    March 6th,  at two-thirty The dance and reception held by the | o'clock, brass band was a great success.    A j , Yours very truly,
large crowd attended the rMoption. Frank L. Hack,
  ^    Sec'y-Treas, Board of Education,
Sacrament of tbe Lord'i Stipper will j       Union Free School District, No. 4.
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